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Certification Courses


A registration form and refundable deposit are required for ALL classes. Community Hospital employees may access a class registration form in the Meditech MOX system under forms #32 and #81, or they may call the education office at (970) 256-6155 or 6196. Please send a check written to Community Hospital with your registration form.(Community Hospital employees' checks will be held and mailed back to them once the class is completed). If this is a registration for a recertification class, please include a copy of your current card.
Deposit fee
$25 for BCLS Cert, BCLS ReCert, Basic Arrhythmia, ACLS Prep and 12 Lead
$50 for all other CH classes.

Your reservation for a class will not be held until the registration form, copy of current card if recertification and deposit are received by the Community Hospital Education Department.

Classes may be cancelled if fewer than five people are registered. If cancellation occurs, you will be automatically pre-registered in the next available class. Cancellation by the class registrant must be made 2 working days prior to the class date to receive deposit reimbursement. No refunds will be provided for NO SHOWS or cancellations less than 2 working days prior to class date.

Once a registration is complete, the registrant will receive a confirmation, either by letter or email, for outside participants, or by MOX mail for Community Hospital employees. No class registration is final until the registrant has received a confirmation. Unless noted otherwise, all classes will be held in the Community Hospital Lower Level Conference Room.

Please contact the Education Department by email, eeng@gjhosp.org, or at 256-6155 or 256-6196, if you have any questions. Community Hospital employees may also refer to the cabinet in the MOX library entitled Education Class Information for specific information on individual classes. Textbooks are available in the Community Hospital Medical Library.

2008
BCLS Certification
January 25 Friday 0830-1230
February 22 Friday 0830-1230
March 28 Friday 0830-1230
April 25 Friday 0830-1230 - CLOSED
May 23 Friday 0830-1230
June 27 Friday 0830-1230
July 25 Friday 0830-1230
August 22 Friday 0830-1230
September 26 Friday 0830-1230
October 24 Friday 0830-1230
November 21 Friday 0830-1230
December 19 Friday 0830-1230

BCLS registration form.

BCLS Recertification
Must have current BCLS card
January 11 Friday 0830-1230
January 18 Friday 0830-1230
February 8 Friday 0830-1230
March 7 Friday 0830-1230
March 21 Friday 0830-1230
April 11 Friday 0830-1230
May 9 Friday 0830-1230
June 13 Friday 0830-1230
July 11 Friday 0830-1230
July 18 Friday 0830-1230
August 8 Friday 0830-1230
September 12 Friday 0830-1230
October 3 Friday 0830-1230
November 7 Friday 0830-1230
December 5 Friday 0830-1230
December 12 Friday 0830-1230

BCLS registration form.
ACLS Prep Class
Preparation class for ACLS, includes drug and rhythm review, both classes must be attended to receive credit.
April 2 & 9 Wednesday 1800-2200
October 14 & 15 Tue./Wed. 1800-2200

ACLS Prep registration form.

ACLS Certification
Must have Basic Arrhythmia or ACLS prep class
April 14 & 15 Monday 0830-1800 Tuesday 0830-1300
August 4 & 5 Monday 0830-1800 Tuesday 0830-1300

ACLS Certification registration form.

ACLS Recertification
Must have current ACLS & BCLS card
March 3 Monday 0830-1800
August 11 Monday 0830-1800

ACLS Recertification registration form.

PALS Certification
March 17&18 Monday 0900-1700 Tuesday 0900-1330
September 29 & 30 Monday 0830-1800 Tuesday 0830-1300

PALS registration form.

PALS Recertification
Must have current PALS & BCLS card
January 7 Monday 0830-1800
August 25 Monday 0830-1800

PALS Recertification registration form.

12 LEAD
July 7 Monday 0830-1700

12 Lead registration form.

Basic Arrhythmia
Must attend all 5 sessions to complete
Jan. 16,23,30, Feb 6&13 Wednesdays 1800-2200
Sept.10,17,24, Oct.1&8 Wednesdays 1800-2200

Basic Arrhythmia registration form.

Medical Terminology
Offered at Western Colorado Area Health Center. For more information, please call 434-5474

Monday, Wednesday, Friday1300-14:15 @ Western
Colorado Community College call: 255-2639

IV Certification
Offered at Mesa State College - contact the Education Department (256-6155) for more information.